Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/baviti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *bʰoHu-eye-, from *bʰuH- (to be). Morphologically *byti (to be) +‎ *-iti (iterative suffix).[1]

    Baltic cognates include Lithuanian bùvintis (to sojourn). Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit भावयति (bhāváyati, to cause to be, cherish, refresh).

    Verb

    *bàviti impf[1][2][3]

    1. (reflexive) to linger
    2. (transitive) to engage in, to entertain
      (by extension) → to delay
    3. to accumulate, to add

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • *bavьnъ (slow, retard)
    • *bavežь (slowing)
    • *bava (fun, entertainment)
    • *zabava (fun, entertainment)
    Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH- (0 c, 15 e)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old Ruthenian: ба́вити (báviti)
        • Belarusian: ба́віць (bávicʹ)
        • Ukrainian: ба́вити (bávyty)
      • Russian: -ба́вить (-bávitʹ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bàviti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34:v. (a) ‘be, linger’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “bavjǫ -iti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 260; PR 133; MP 26)
    3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “báviti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*ba̋viti

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ба́вить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*baviti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 168
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бавя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23
    • Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “baviti”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 197